Everyone knows that schools can control student disruption on campuses, and this includes disruption from students using their phones. What ...

Is There A Right To Walk At School Graduation?Is There A Right To Walk At School Graduation?
By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 What happens if a student is denied denied the right ...

Threatening Communications In Schools – What Is A Student Threat?Threatening Communications In Schools – What Is A Student Threat?
As students can be suspended or expelled for making threats to cause physical injury in schools, it is useful for ...

Gender Equity in Schools- Students Have Strong ProtectionsGender Equity in Schools- Students Have Strong Protections
In California, students are supported in their right to equality regardless of gender. In fact, the California Education Code lists ...

Can Parents Get An Expelled Student A Better School?Can Parents Get An Expelled Student A Better School?
Has the worst happened- your child has been expelled from school? And, now the student has been assigned to a ...

Do Schools Really Lie To Parents?Do Schools Really Lie To Parents?
We are raised not to lie, right? Parents tell kids to “never lie!” “Always tell the truth.” So we are ...

Graduation Of Special Education Students Ends Legal ObligationsGraduation Of Special Education Students Ends Legal Obligations
When a special needs student graduates from high school with a regular diploma, all of a school’s special education legal ...

Heavy College Discipline Agreements For Minor Allegations Are BadHeavy College Discipline Agreements For Minor Allegations Are Bad
College students facing discipline allegations may be desperate to resolve allegations against them, even if they may be false. Sadly, ...

Legal Requirements To Get Free School Speech ServicesLegal Requirements To Get Free School Speech Services
Students can receive free school speech services (also know as “related services”), but it isn’t as easy as just asking ...

School Discipline, Suspension and Expulsion of Innocent StudentsSchool Discipline, Suspension and Expulsion of Innocent Students
School discipline can be imposed even if a student is innocent. When a student is up for school punishment, such ...